Eraser.



E. E. MOSWEENEY & H. E. SHELBY. ERASER.

APPLIGATION FILED OCT. 2, 190B.

98,8Q2. Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

attomwgg UN TE STAIFES EDWARD E. MCSWEENEY AND HERBERT E. SEELEY, OFSPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

ERASER.

Patented Feb.

Serial No. 455,850.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD E. Mo- SWEENEY and HERBERT E. SEELEY,citizens of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofGreene and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Erasers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pen and pencil attachments, and has for anobject to provide an eraser adapted for adjustment upon any pencil, orsimilar instrument.

A particular object of the invention is to provide an eraser holderadapted to be engaged with a pencil adjacent the writing point to holdthe eraser in position for use without removing the pencil from thehand, and without changing its position materially from that occupiedwhen writing.

Another important object of the device is to provide a holder adapted tohold the eraser in a convenient position and at the same time be adaptedto allow adjustment of the eraser in the holder when the eraser becomesworn.

Another object is to provide a simple device for yieldably engaging aneraser against removal from the device.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side view of the device in writing position, Fig. 2 showsthe device in erasing position, Fig. 3 is an end view of the device.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a holder comprising apencil-receiving sleeve 10, slitted to allow its yielding engagementover pencils of different sizes, and having its outer end taperedslightly to engage over the point of a pencil and prevent sliding of theholder inwardly from the point. The sleeve 10 is formed by being stampedfrom sheet material in the customary manner. Secured a spaced distanceinwardly of the outer end of the sleeve 10 there is an erasercarryingsleeve 11, extending tangentially with relation to the periphery of thepencil and extending slightly in an oblique direction toward the pointwith respect to a plane bisecting the sleeve 10 longitudinally, andextending through the junction of the sleeve 11 therewith.

It will be seen that both ends of the sleeve 12 are open so that acylindrical eraser may be introduced therein and an end portion allowedto project outwardly of the operating end of the device as indicated at13. The end 14 of the sleeve 12 is provided with an inwardly extendingcollar 15 adapted to engage frictionally with the eraser to hold itagainst sliding displacement in the sleeve 12. It will be seen that asthe eraser becomes worn at the operative end it may be forced outwardlythrough the sleeve to present an additional erasing portion, and when avery small portion of the eraser is left a pencil point or othersuitable pointed instrument may be introduced in the end 14 to projectthe eraser still farther, or to effect its removal.

In writing the device may be used as shown in Fig. 1, and when it isdesired to erase a penciled character a quarter turn of the pencilbrings the eraser in position for use as shown in Fig. 2. It will thusbe seen that the grasp upon the pencil for writing does not have to bechanged for the erasing operation.

It will be noted that the sleeve 11 is slightly tapered toward its lowerend, so that an eraser will be engaged securely adj acent its point ofuse, and prevent its slipping backward into the sleeve. The outer end ofthe sleeve compresses the eraser which bulges over the end of theretaining sleeve and is engaged securely thereby.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described Edmprising aresilient clamp sleeve adapted to be engaged over the point of a pencilto be held thereon, and an eraser-carrying sleeve open at each endsecured thereto adjacent its outer end, said last named sleeve extendingtangentially with relation to the pencilengaging sleeve, to allow theintroduction of an eraser in one end to be forced outwardly of theopposite end for use, said eraser-holding sleeve being tapered towardits operating end for compressive engagement with an eraser to preventinward slipping thereof, and being disposed obliquely with relation to aplane extending at right angles to the axis of the second named sleeve,for the operations described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pencil-engaging sleeveadapted to be engaged over the point of a pencil to be retained adjacentthereto, and a circular eraser-carrying sleeve secured by its sides tothe periphery of the pencil-engaging sleeve adjacent the outer endthereof, said sleeve being open at each end.

In testimony whereof We afiix our signatures, 1n presence of tWoWitnesses.

EDWARD E. MOSWEENEY. HERBERT E. SEELEY.

Witnesses J. L. HINE, M. V. MOONEY.

